"Obesity" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
A status with BODY WEIGHT that is grossly above the acceptable or desirable weight, usually due to accumulation of excess FATS in the body. The standards may vary with age, sex, genetic or cultural background. In the BODY MASS INDEX, a BMI greater than 30.0 kg/m2 is considered obese, and a BMI greater than 40.0 kg/m2 is considered morbidly obese (MORBID OBESITY).
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D009765
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C18.654.726.500 C23.888.144.699.500 E01.370.600.115.100.160.120.699.500 G07.100.100.160.120.699.500
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This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Obesity" by people in this website by year, and whether "Obesity" was a major or minor topic of these publications.
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1994 | 5 | 2 | 7 |
| 1995 | 6 | 3 | 9 |
| 1996 | 6 | 1 | 7 |
| 1997 | 4 | 8 | 12 |
| 1998 | 11 | 5 | 16 |
| 1999 | 12 | 1 | 13 |
| 2000 | 20 | 4 | 24 |
| 2001 | 12 | 3 | 15 |
| 2002 | 20 | 7 | 27 |
| 2003 | 25 | 11 | 36 |
| 2004 | 29 | 24 | 53 |
| 2005 | 37 | 16 | 53 |
| 2006 | 37 | 19 | 56 |
| 2007 | 31 | 20 | 51 |
| 2008 | 55 | 26 | 81 |
| 2009 | 45 | 18 | 63 |
| 2010 | 51 | 27 | 78 |
| 2011 | 72 | 29 | 101 |
| 2012 | 74 | 29 | 103 |
| 2013 | 92 | 49 | 141 |
| 2014 | 60 | 37 | 97 |
| 2015 | 72 | 30 | 102 |
| 2016 | 58 | 35 | 93 |
| 2017 | 71 | 26 | 97 |
| 2018 | 50 | 21 | 71 |
| 2019 | 43 | 22 | 65 |
| 2020 | 51 | 35 | 86 |
| 2021 | 34 | 49 | 83 |
| 2022 | 10 | 59 | 69 |
| 2023 | 11 | 66 | 77 |
| 2024 | 19 | 31 | 50 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Obesity" by people in Profiles.
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Trends and Disparities in Coronary Artery Disease and Obesity-Related Mortality in the United States From 1999-2022. Endocrinol Diabetes Metab. 2024 Nov; 7(6):e70010.
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PAK3 Exacerbates Cardiac Lipotoxicity via SREBP1c in Obesity Cardiomyopathy. Diabetes. 2024 Nov 01; 73(11):1805-1820.
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Comment to: Obesity and abdominal hernia in ambulatory patients, 2018-2023. Hernia. 2024 10; 28(5):2039-2040.
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Prevalence of Cardiometabolic Risk Factors in Women: Insights From the Houston HeartReach Study. Tex Heart Inst J. 2024 Sep 27; 51(2).
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Physical Activity Decreases Inflammation and Delays the Development of Obesity-Associated Pancreatic Ductal Adenocarcinoma. Cancer Res. 2024 Sep 16; 84(18):3058-3071.
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Elevated body mass index is not significantly associated with reduced influenza vaccine effectiveness. Sci Rep. 2024 09 13; 14(1):21466.
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Trajectory of primordial follicle depletion is accelerated in obese mice in response to 7,12-dimethylbenz[a]anthracene exposure?. Biol Reprod. 2024 Aug 15; 111(2):483-495.
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Distinct basal forebrain-originated neural circuits promote homoeostatic feeding and suppress hedonic feeding in male mice. Nat Metab. 2024 Sep; 6(9):1775-1790.
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Dual Agonists for Management of Metabolic Dysfunction-Associated Steatohepatitis. N Engl J Med. 2024 Jul 25; 391(4):371-372.
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The most optimal school recruitment strategies for school-based obesity prevention and health promotion research in the United States: A systematic review with Delphi study. Obes Rev. 2024 Nov; 25(11):e13808.